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Sri Lankan woman faces beheading for casting spell on 13-yr-old

Jeddah - A Sri Lankan woman has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on suspicion that she cast a spell on a 13-year-old shopper. The woman could face death penalty by beheading. Saudi Arabia has been known to behead people convicted on charges of witchcraft.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 4 comments

Soccer: Ghana coach says players use 'magic' on the field

Accra - Most coaches would be ecstatic at having players display a little magic on the field. But not Goran Stevanovic, who has accused some Ghana players of using witchcraft to hinder teammates during the recent African Cup of Nations.

In the Media by John Duarte - 1 comment

Teen killed after being accused of witchcraft

London - A court in the UK heard that a 15-year-old boy was tortured and killed by his sister and her boyfriend because they believed he was a sorcerer.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 5 comments

Witchcraft a legal occupation in Romania

In order to avert plunging the government further into recession, witchcraft was legalized in Romania along with other odd occupations like embalmers and astrologists.

In the Media by Edwin Manaois - 2 comments

O'Donnell says no witchcraft since high school

Tea Party activist Christine O'Donnell, running in Delaware for U.S. Senate as a Republican candidate, says she was not serious about practicing witchcraft in high school.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 2 comments

Church children beaten and branded for ‘witchcraft’

Campaigners say children are increasingly being accused of witchcraft by preachers in the UK, and can face beatings, brandings and being physically restrained.

In the Media by Andrew John - 7 comments

Doctors’ body hears claim that homeopathy is ‘witchcraft’

Britain’s main doctors’ body, the British Medical Association (BMA), has heard homeopathy likened to witchcraft. And members say taxpayers should not have to pay for remedies used on the National Health Service (NHS).

In the Media by Andrew John - 5 comments

Family butchered in South Africa by 'Witchcraft' vigilantes

Vigilantes who believed the family’s grandmother was involved in witchcraft allegedly murdered an entire family in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. Police say such killings remain a serious problem.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 2 comments

Op-Ed: Pope Speaks Out Against Witchcraft in Africa

Pope Benedict XVI has sounded a warning against witchcraft beliefs that caused fear among their followers. Speaking in the Angolan capital, Luanda, the Pontiff described the effects of some of these beliefs

In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 4 comments

Male genitals removed live in African witchcraft rituals

Young men are attacked and their genitals cut off while they are still alive; children's throats are slit and their organs removed; and border-crossers are caught with bags containing human heads and sexual organs, says a shocking report this week.

In the Media by Adriana Stuijt - 26 comments

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